2014-11-17 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes — November 17, 2014 It was determined that GMAC knowing the point of contact could possibly help to bring more awareness to this project. VII. DISCUSSION ITEMS: What worked/What didn't; Suggestions for improvements; Review of priorities; Process improvements Chair Lodge called upon Tony Sylvester to comment on (circulated) the November 2014 Update from David Penn, State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry & Wildlife (DOFAW), Wildlife Access & Acquisition Program (WAAAP). Kaupakuea Easement (Hilo Forest Reserve, Finance Factors) WAAAP suggests that GMAC consider transmitting a formal recommendation to the County Council to adopt a resolution that requests the County Department of Public Works to locate and permanently mark, on the ground, the boundaries of the County easement. The quick way is to get some kind of easement into the property. Finance Factors is already working with DLNR for the right of way. When the property is sold the easement ends. Koa Forest Parcels Acquisition (Hilo Forest Reserve, Finance Factors) The parcels are within the pre -approved expansion area for the USFWS Hakalau Wildlife Refuge. The parcels appear to be the second highest priority — private lands — for acquisition in the USFWS Region's recent "Island Forest at Risk" proposal to the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. How can that be on a pre -approved expansion area? Who determines? Was it surveyed? Hakalau is trying to expand. They need to have an access from the bottom instead of going all the way around and this will give them that. How much effort should GMAC place on this now that they have come to us for support? TS: All this thing has done is transmitting a formal recommendation by the GMAC to the county to adopt a resolution and request the county Department of Public Works to support the landowners' proposal for 31